Daydreaming

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I want to count the reason I feel I had a good walk yesterday. I usually refused the thought of leaving my “confinement”; first I am tired of walking on the same old street. All I see is the empty road, dull front yards and the stillness of the woods – my routine to the park.

I sometimes think that striding the same path over again just adding an extra baggage to my solitude. But I cannot avoid walking down this alley. There are three possible way to get to downtown, I usually use the two, and the last street is going to be a long and tedious pace. That is going to be a horrible walk for me, so I slip out that street to my choices.

Along the County Road 89 (am still stunned with the street names I see, I have never seen a street name like that in Manila), the dreary atmosphere was replaced with eagerness to glance through every shop, I passed by.

Leafing through the pages of Pro-Photoshop Magazine – I, once again, inside the Shoppers Drug Mart browsing through some books and magazines – my eyes settled on the Nikon Workshop which will be held in Egypt. A cost of US$3,500 to experience different kind of Nikon DSLR and the beauty of Egypt in one whole week trip had made me to slip in daydreaming.

I was overwhelmed with the idea; of course I cannot sign up myself to that trip. The reason that I am not a professional photographer didn’t thwart me on dreaming that Egypt Photography Workshop, it is the cost that rouse me.

I left the drug mart and went back down the road, hope to have glimpses of what is new, or what I missed when I walked passed through this earlier.

I saw an Orthodontics clinic which I am very gladly to visit one of these days, the gym that would definitely going to be my hang-out on weekends and…. and the travel agency. What`s with the travel agency?

They are displaying these wonderful pictures taken in Italy and a question “DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE LIKE THIS BY YOUR OWN SELF” was written in bold black cut-outs shouting at me.

I have read about Italy in my current reading Eat, Pray and Love. I read about Rome, Sicily, Sardinia, the heart of Venice, Lucca. I read names like Giovanni, Luca and Giovanni and Luca. I have learned the word Attraversiamo, which means “let’s cross over”. This means I need to cross over the street and forget about traveling and taking pictures weather in Egypt or in Italy.

I cross the street but the idea of traveling was still enticing. Why not? Maybe soon I need to contact Italy Vacation Rentals and or London Vacation Rentals (I remember how I envy my friend who had a trip to UK) or Paris Vacation Rentals.

So this is what my walk had given me, a daydream.

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  • itots June 1, 2008 at 11:27 pm

    huwow hapit ah.that’s the spirit.ahehehe!kapag malaki na ibibili mo ako ng canadian apple ah!ahehehe!palitan ko ng sim! di uso skin ang day dream kc tanghali ako tulog at s gabi ako gising.kaya pti mga panaginip ko late din.ahek.regards

    itots’s last blog post..$99 Pocket Video Cam

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  • Leah June 2, 2008 at 2:05 am

    Keep on dreaming Nalen for one day it will all come true. I dream of going to Paris or Italy too someday soon.

    When you are bored from walking, take a different street, a different route, maybe pick up a stick, a stone, a leaf maybe? or why not skip or jump a little?

    Leah’s last blog post..Happy 2nd year munimuni

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  • Jerome aka Bridget June 2, 2008 at 2:47 am

    mareeeeeee!!!! dearest, i have updated my blog na. and i have more news: jher and i moved in na!!!! visit our new house: http://thetwojeromes.wordpress.com

    hugs!

    Jerome aka Bridget’s last blog post..We moved in at last!!!

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  • eli June 2, 2008 at 3:03 am

    ate melai, okay ah..para narin akong nakasama sa pamamasyal sa iyo.

    eli’s last blog post..Mga Pusang Yagit

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  • islander June 2, 2008 at 8:48 am

    If i have gone to places I never even dreamed of, what for those which have already captured your fancy? One day, you’ll be blogging about all these coming true. Bet? :-)

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  • manilenya June 2, 2008 at 8:55 pm

    Itots,

    hapit ba? lol! sus daming apple dyan wag ka ng matakam sa canadian apple kasi pagkaka alam ko pare pareho lang naman lasa ng apple e :)

    manilenya’s last blog post..driving soon and my mutterings

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  • itots June 3, 2008 at 3:30 am

    mas masarap ang canadian apple kc spokening english!ahehehe.ang sikat n apple dine e fuji!

    itots’s last blog post..George Sampson Got Talent!

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  • Jake The Miserable June 3, 2008 at 8:29 pm

    Makes me recall my dreams of going to my dream destinations: Tokyo (for the culture and chinky-eyed chics), and Vienna (the heart of Beethoven and classical music). :)

    Jake The Miserable’s last blog post..Tuyo Na Naman

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  • ghee June 4, 2008 at 5:59 pm

    hanep Nalen,ang galing mo palang mag post ng paid ad,dinaan mo sa personal thoughts mo ha?cool!ang lupit,gurl,haha!

    well,libre ang mangarap,so lubuslubusin na natin!!

    happy thurs!!

    ghee’s last blog post..PEACE,SHOP & ECO

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  • ghee June 4, 2008 at 6:01 pm

    uhm…nawala yata yung mahaba kong comment?hmmm…

    ghee’s last blog post..PEACE,SHOP & ECO

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  • manilenya June 5, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    Hahaha! as if kakausapin ka ng Canadian Apple lol! e pano kung yung Canadian Apple e French ang lengwahe? lol

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  • manilenya June 5, 2008 at 8:15 pm

    hey sis! matagal na yang new house nyo na yan ha lol! sige visit ko, teka as in magkasama na kayo sa isang bahay? wow saya! sunod nyan anak naman lol!

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  • manilenya June 5, 2008 at 9:15 pm

    Islander,

    Bet? how much? lol! Hey thanks for the comment, it’s the first time you leave a comment here :) What made you? lol!

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  • MK June 6, 2008 at 8:39 am

    Melai,

    I love this post. Maganda ang pagkasulat ng iyong personal observations, how it relates to you feelings and vise versa.

    Sabi nga: You go girl!

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  • manilenya June 6, 2008 at 9:43 pm

    MK,

    naku alam mo ba MK, sabi ko magkaroon sana ng panahon na every year e makapagtravel ako :) mangyari kaya yun lol!

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  • dimaks June 7, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    isama mo na sa daydream ang around the world travel na yan, malay mo.. wag lang yung tulad ke jacky chan na around the world in 80 days :)

    dimaks’s last blog post..Entrecard data center was on fire

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  • manilenya June 7, 2008 at 7:48 pm

    dimaks,

    hahahaha ayaw ko nun ano! napanood ko yung palabas naku sasakit ang katawan ko nun :)

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  • Snow November 8, 2008 at 8:54 am

    Huli man ay naihahabol din. Sali ako sa SEO project na ito!

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    Snow ^_^

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